Biography of Uma Thurman

Uma Karuna Thurman is an American actress. She has performed predominantly in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action thrillers. She is best known for her work under the direction of Quentin Tarantino. Her most popular films include Dangerous Liaisons , Pulp Fiction , Gattaca and Kill Bill . Thurman owns a townhouse in New York's Greenwich Village, but lives in Hyde Park, New York. Raised as a Buddhist, she considers herself agnostic.

Thurman is engaged to marry London based Franco-Swiss financier Arpad Busson, whom she began dating in late 2007. Prior to becoming engaged to Busson, Thurman dated Andre Balazs from 2004 -2006. People magazine confirmed on June 27, 2008 that Thurman and Busson are engaged.

While living in London after shooting Dangerous Liaisons, she began dating director Phil Joanou. On the set of State Of Grace, she met English actor Gary Oldman. They were married in 1990, but the marriage ended in 1992.

On May 1, 1998, she married actor Ethan Hawke, whom she met on the set of Gattaca; his novel Ash Wednesday is dedicated to "Karuna", Thurman's middle name. Thurman acknowledged that they had married because she was pregnant; at their wedding she was seven months along. The marriage produced two children, daughter Maya Ray Thurman-Hawke and son Levon Roan Thurman-Hawke .

In 2003, Thurman and Hawke separated, and in 2004 they filed for divorce. When asked on The Oprah Winfrey Show if there was â€œbetrayal of some kindâ€ during the marriage, Thurman said, â€œThere was some stuff like that at the end. We were having a difficult time, and you know how the axe comes down and how people behave and how people express their unhappinessâ€. Director Quentin Tarantino has described Thurman as his "muse." However, in a 2004 Rolling Stone cover story, Thurman and Tarantino denied having had a romantic relationship, despite Tarantino once having told a reporter, â€œIâ€™m not saying that we havenâ€™t, and Iâ€™m not saying that we haveâ€.